This time around I used a cup of mixed nuts. I ground them up into a nut meal just for some fun to see how it would come out. Unfortunately all the sultanas sank to the bottom as you can see in the photo above but it is still a delicious cake.

I thought maybe the nut meal would hold the sultanas better and they would be evenly distributed but I was wrong. Not a bad thing. It has all been gobbled up already.

I also reduced a lot of the sugar and have started using xylitol. I used it before and unfortunately as it does to most people worked as a very good laxative to put it in mild terms.

I find honey makes a dense cake and was trying to make a "normal cake" consistency but the sultanas put a stop to that. I think next time I will use half the amount of sultanas and maybe 2 tablespoons of honey instead of the sugar and xylitol.

This chocolate sultana cake recipe is very easy to make and a favourite so will keep making it until I get it perfect. Stay tuned.

Wednesday, 1 May 2013

This is such an easy coconut chicken recipe. I had some coconut milk in the fridge and was wondering what to make with it. I had some chicken so decided to poach it in the milk. This is now one of my favourite recipes.

The chicken is incredibly delicious and so flavoursome and the spiciness of the zucchini chips with the fresh flavour of the mint is divine.